Tessa would never have believed it. Still, she had to admit owning a piece of his admiration had done wonders for her self-confidence. She actually held herself straighter. Like she needed more height. She towered over her human girlfriends. Although, her companions tonight were vampires and they were all tall. It made her reconsider her notion that she didn't belong with them. And there was the weird stirring in her belly every time she got close to Cody. Like what was with that? Vampires were notoriously faithful – once they'd found their one true love. Until that point however, it was a well-known fact they liked to do a lot of searching. Tessa, like every other little girl in the world, often tried to picture her perfect prince. One week he appeared as a tall blond Adonis, the next a dark-haired bad boy. She'd never pictured Cody as 'the one.' Now she had to wonder. "Tessa. We're heading out. Are you sure you don't want to come with us?" David said as he walked toward her.
